Origin
Tanzania, Madagascar, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Burma, Australia
Afghanistan
Color
Green, Brown, Colorless, Greenish, Yellow
White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Violet, pink
Streak
White
White
For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Energy
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How to Wear?
Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Birthstone
Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.25-3.452.90-3.14
1
7.18
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Fracture
Conchoidal, Uneven
Conchoidal, Uneven
Cleavage
Good on {110}
Imperfect; basal
Mohs Hardness
6.57.5-8
2
10
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Chemical Composition
Mg 3Al 6(Si,Al,B) 5O 21(OH)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
(Be,Cs) 3Al 2Si 6O 18 · 0.5H 2OUlrich Henn and Claudio C.
Luster
Vitreous
Vitreous
Pleochroism
X = colorless to green; Y = colorless
Moderate dichroic
Dispersion
0.020.02
0.005
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Transparency
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Transparent
Refractive Index
1.660-1.6851.598-1.620
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3.25
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Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Hexagonal
Birefringence
0.012-0.0170.008-0.011
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0.296
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Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Transparent
Physical
Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
Harmony
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Healing
Emotional healing
Emotional healing
Qualities Associated
Self-worth
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